http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh "green" taxi plan en Thu, 21 May 2026 07:51:55 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2386#post-25323 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:46:34 +0000 kaputnik 25323@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>a much more competent debunking of this than I managed<a href="http://suitablydespairing.blogspot.com/2011/02/black-cabs-do-not-equal-green-cabs.html">here</a>.</p> <p>Two essential points being capturing CH4 does not reduce CO2 emmissions and when you then burn the captured CH4 you in fact create CO2 - so in effect you're subsidising increased carbon dioxide emissions! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2386#post-25297 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:44:51 +0000 kaputnik 25297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quite probably - but Kenny Mackaskill can now sleep easier and with a clearer conscience that all his very neccessary taxi journeys (Edinburgh to Musselburgh, that's, like, a LONG way!) are now emitting nothing but flowers, children playing, fresh air and frolicking lambs.</p> <p>Quite how paying subsidies that will benefit coal mining counts as carbon reduction I don't know... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2386#post-25296 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:40:12 +0000 chdot 25296@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"carbon offset plan"</p> <p>Haven't they been discredited? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2386#post-25293 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:36:52 +0000 kaputnik 25293@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/edinburgh/2011/feb/28/edinburgh-central-taxis-green-kenny-macaskill">Edinburgh's 'green' taxi plan hailed by Kenny MacAskill</a></p> <p>No, it's not for electric or solar-powered taxis, it's a carbon offset plan to pay some chinese coal miners to capture the methane coming out of their mine. </p>